What to Expect

Peacock Acupuncture, PLLC

Candace Quinn, Licensed Acupuncturist

What to Expect

You will be asked to fill out an intake health questionnaire before your first treatment. Please bring with you a list of all medications and supplements you are currently taking. I will ask you a series of questions about many aspects of your health including sleep, digestion, energy, emotions, and the nature of any pain. Some of the questions may seem unrelated to your complaint, but they help to create a more complete picture of your life and health and to better understand any imbalances causing your problem. If you are pregnant, it is important that I know, as it will alter what points are selected and how they are manipulated. I will feel your pulses and look at your tongue. These are standard diagnostic techniques in Asian medicine. If possible, wear loose fitting clothes. You will be asked to remove your shoes and socks. I will generally need to be able to place needles on wrists as well as ankles and legs to just above the knees. Needles will likely be placed in any area of pain. Women should wear a bra which can be unfastened in the back, rather than a pull-on sports bra. Gowns are available and you will be draped with a sheet. New, sterile, disposable needles are used for each session. While you may feel the needles as they pass through your skin, there should be no pain or discomfort once the needles are in place. You may feel qi as a dull, heavy sensation at the needle site. A few people actually feel the movement of qi in their bodies. Needles will generally be left in place for 10 to 30 minutes and then removed. While most people are aware of acupuncture for pain, it is also very helpful for other issues including fatigue, palpitations, frequent infections, and stress. A typical course of treatment is 6 to 10 sessions, occurring once or twice a week. You may feel different immediately after your session or it may take several sessions for longer term problems to change. At first the improvement may last a few hours or a few days. As treatments proceed, the improvement is expected to last longer. The symptoms may resolve completely or may improve and reach a plateau. A break of 1 to 2 weeks between courses of treatment is often useful. Occasionally a a problem or condition will not respond to acupuncture treatment. Please be aware that long standing symptoms are likely to take time to resolve. . Fees and Billing Initial Visit $75 Regular Treatment $60 Brief Treatment or Herb Consult $30 Extended Visit, Special Appointment, or House Call $90 -$120 *Payment via cash or check is expected at the time treatment is provide.* (Credit cards are not accepted at this time.) *Your bill will contain the appropriate ICD-9 and CPT codes for your to file an insurance claim.* .

You will be asked to fill out an intake health questionnaire before your first treatment. Please bring with you a list of all medications and supplements you are currently taking.

I will ask you a series of questions about many aspects of your health including sleep, digestion, energy, emotions, and the nature of any pain. Some of the questions may seem unrelated to your complaint, but they help to create a more complete picture of your life and health and to better understand any imbalances causing your problem. If you are pregnant, it is important that I know, as it will alter what points are selected and how they are manipulated.

I will feel your pulses and look at your tongue. These are standard diagnostic techniques in Asian medicine.

If possible, wear loose fitting clothes. You will be asked to remove your shoes and socks. I will generally need to be able to place needles on wrists as well as ankles and legs to just above the knees. Needles will likely be placed in any area of pain. Women should wear a bra which can be unfastened in the back, rather than a pull-on sports bra. Gowns are available and you will be draped with a sheet.

New, sterile, disposable needles are used for each session. While you may feel the needles as they pass through your skin, there should be no pain or discomfort once the needles are in place. You may feel qi as a dull, heavy sensation at the needle site. A few people actually feel the movement of qi in their bodies. Needles will generally be left in place for 10 to 30 minutes and then removed.

While most people are aware of acupuncture for pain, it is also very helpful for other issues including fatigue, palpitations, frequent infections, and stress.

A typical course of treatment is 6 to 10 sessions, occurring once or twice a week. You may feel different immediately after your session or it may take several sessions for longer term problems to change. At first the improvement may last a few hours or a few days. As treatments proceed, the improvement is expected to last longer. The symptoms may resolve completely or may improve and reach a plateau. A break of 1 to 2 weeks between courses of treatment is often useful. Occasionally a a problem or condition will not respond to acupuncture treatment.

Please be aware that long standing symptoms are likely to take time to resolve.

Fees and Billing

Initial Visit          $75

Regular Treatment      $60

Brief Treatment or Herb Consult         $30

Extended Visit, Special Appointment, or House Call $90 -$120

Payment via cash or check is expected at the time treatment is provide.

(Credit cards are not accepted at this time.)

Your bill will contain the appropriate ICD-9 and CPT codes for your to file an insurance claim.